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Revolution in Egypt: Tahrir Square, one year on. What happens now?

As protesters return to Tahrir Square in Cairo to mark the anniversary of the toppling of dictator Hosni Mubarak, people are asking: what's really changed?

Mitt Romney releases tax returns, reveals $21.7 million income and 14 percent tax rate

Will Mitt Romney's lower-than-average tax rate cost him the Republican presidential nomination?

State of the Union address: President Barack Obama’s five key quotes

US President Barack Obama came out swinging at the January 24 State of the Union address. Did his punches land?

State of the Union address: President Barack Obama attacks income inequality, Mitt Romney squirms

President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to flag up his achievements as president and attempt to frame the debate for the November 2012 presidential election. How…

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange’s new gig: TV talk show host

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced that he is to host his own TV series in which he will grill “key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries."

Mitt Romney releases tax returns ahead of Florida primary, trades insults with Newt Gingrich during Republican debate

Ahead of the Florida primary, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich lead the pack.